DV Cleared Solutions Architect

Overview

As a Solution Architect you shape and own the solution across bids and delivery programmes, guiding design from concept to operation. You will coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure architectures meet functional and non-functional requirements and align with client constraints. This role offers the chance to influence major opportunities and complex projects within a mission-driven environment. You will lead architectural governance, estimation, and transition activities to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary

Responsibilities

• Shape and drive solution thinking for complex bids and delivery engagements
• Design blueprints using frameworks (TOGAF, Zachmann, MODAF) and UML
• Oversee implementation with design team members (Technical, Data, Security, Information Architects)
• Ensure designs meet requirements and support operational scenarios
• Collaborate with client authorities to ensure architecture proposals meet standards
• Coordinate with quality/test management and Delivery Assurance on approaches and tracking
• Retain ownership through delivery, transition, and potential refinement
• Lead estimation to understand costs and timelines, including service regimes
• Establish policy for selecting architecture components and coordinate design activities

Key requirements

• Senior-level experience in solution architecture
• Expertise in one or more domains listed (Information Security, SOA/BPM/EAI, Data Warehousing, J2EE, Analytics, Mobility, ITIL)
• Ability to operate with commercial acumen and strategic impact
• Willingness to obtain/hold Security Clearance
• Experience with client advisory services, managed services, or outsourcing/delivery models

• strategic thinking
• commercial acumen
• stakeholder management
• Information Security
• SOA
• BPM

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